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Roadside Inspection 89048077

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: MARS KING INC (USDOT 4447596) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89048077
Date:
Sep 19, 2026
State:
Arizona
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AVONDALE AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
MARS KING INC (4447596)
Operating authority:
MC1752166
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP95981 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.50 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arizona
2
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 24,878 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2026
vs typical at AVONDALE AZ
2
Cleaner than station median (3)
Median of 47 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 609,268 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
9 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
9 violations · 1 OOS · 4.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
24 violations · 5 OOS · 2.67 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR7JLJH7921 CA ZP95981 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5327NT206183 CA 4UG3913 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2022 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88763615 Aug 20, 2026 AZ L2 — 9 OOS
88699292 Aug 12, 2026 CO L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86200085 Sep 15, 2025 CA L5 1FUJGLDR7JLJH7921 —
82488731 Aug 23, 2024 CA L1 1FUJGLDR7JLJH7921 —
81259536 Apr 3, 2024 NV L3 1FUJGLDR7JLJH7921 —
80710564 Jan 27, 2024 CA L2 1FUJGLDR7JLJH7921 —
80632105 Jan 11, 2024 CA L3 5V8VC5327NT206183 —
79749436 Sep 16, 2023 CA L1 5V8VC5327NT206183 —
79693938 Sep 10, 2023 LA L3 5V8VC5327NT206183 OOS
79501085 Aug 18, 2023 CA L2 1FUJGLDR7JLJH7921 OOS

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